The Stranger's Stratagem: Self-Disclosure and Self-Sufficiency in Greek Culture

Most, Glenn W.

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“…Not surprisingly in dealing with a genre whose defining characteristic is narrative prose fiction, many monographs are especially focused on structure and narrative technique (Hefti (1950), Scarcella (1968a), Hagg (1971)) as are a number of articles whose contribution makes them as important as the monographs: Scarcella (1981), Morgan (1982), Reardon (1982a), Winkler (1982), Fusillo (1988), Morgan (1989a and, Most (1989). In other monographs -as in general accounts such as that of Billault (1991), cf.…”

Section: In23 Studies Of Single Authorsmentioning

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“…Fusillo (1989) and in.2.2). The inference based on the mismatch of opening and closing location that he is clumsy or slipshod has been ingeniously countered by Most (1989). Moreover, although Heliodorus emerges as the more sophisticated writer in the elegant and telling exploration of the substantial differences between his and Achilles Tatius' uses of dreams and ecphraseis (in the ancient sense of descriptions of scenes and objects) presented by Bartsch (1989), nevertheless Achilles emerges as a subtle craftsman too.…”

Section: In24 How Should the Novelists Be Read?mentioning

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The Romance of the Novel

Bowie¹,

Harrison²

1993

J. Rom. Stud.

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Students of the ancient world are falling for the ancient Greek and Latin novels in increasing numbers, a state of affairs of which there were few intimations a generation ago. To be sure, theSatyricaof Petronius and theMetamorphosesof Apuleius were given standing-room on the edge of the classical canon, though few scholars and fewer students made the acquaintance of the complete texts. Encounters were usually restricted to theCena TrimalchionisandCupid and Psyche, and linguistic oddities were the chief topics of polite conversation (nothing evil in this, so long as other topics are not barred). There were of course exceptions, like Eduard Fraenkel's Oxford seminar on Petronius in 1958/9, where study of language was but one of many techniques harnessed to the establishment and interpretation of the whole text. The Greek novels were still wallflowers: partly, no doubt, because they constituted only a small portion of a vast Greek prose literature written in a period generally judged decadent, whereas the Latin novels were welcome and substantial contributors to the comparatively exiguous remains of Latin prose written by Romans at their imperial acme. No explosion of interest had followed Rohde'sDer griechische Roman und seine Vorläuferof 1876, and although some important work was done on establishment and interpretation of texts and on the development of the genre, scholars active in this field were isolated from each other and their results made little impact on their colleagues. Furthermore much of that work was focused, like Rohde's, on trying to elucidate the genre's origins.

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The Romance of the Novel

Bowie¹,

Harrison²

1993

J. Rom. Stud.

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“…Consequently, in accordance with a variation on the principle of economy, the two moves share many of their motifs. stage 3 in Emlyn-Jones' analysis, 'Odysseus the broader sense, see for example Kakridis (1971); tests the other's loyalty; the test is passed (or, in the case Stewart (1976); Richardson (1983); Murnaghan (1987); of the suitors and disloyal servants, failed)' (Emlyn-Jones Most (1989); Goldhill (1991) ch.l; Walter (1992); (1998a) 131). 6 On recognition, reunion, and recognition scenes in 8 Cf.…”

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Formal analysis of recognition scenes in theOdyssey

Gainsford

2003

J. Hell. Stud.

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Type-scenes have been studied and analysed for over seventy years. This paper presents a more detailed analysis of one type-scene, the 'recognition scene', than has previously been attempted, with the aim of moving towards a better-structured understanding of the 'syntax' of type-scenes generally. The structure of the recognition scene is dissected into motifs and 'moves', all of which are tabulated; this is the core of the analysis. The ensuing points of clarification elaborate on the definitions and assumptions built into the analysis. Following this is an assessment of the 'syntax' and quantifiable elements of the recognition scene. The discussion closes with a general assessment of the more literary face of recognition scenes, discussing them in the context of the plan of the second half of the Odyssey.

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“…141-67. 479 A point made most emphatically in relation to classical Greek autobiographical practice in Most (1989). 480 Misch (1973) 1.177-98.…”

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“…7 Consider the following statements: 5 See esp. Wiseman (1985); Most (1989) 124-25. 6 De Lacy and Einarson (1959) 113.…”

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Flavius Josephus' Self-Characterization in First-Century Rome: A Literary Analysis of the Autobiographical Passages in the Bellum Judaicum

Glas¹

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People tend to dislike those who talk too much about themselves, especially in praise of their own virtues. Contemporary examples of those attracting such opprobrium are Donald Trump 1 or the Dutch politician Thierry Baudet. 2 In spite of conventions about self-praise, Thierry Baudet has gained himself a prominent place in the Dutch parliament. Donald Trump has become President of the United States. Even if their claims have caused strong responses in various media, 3 for Baudet and Trump the media attention apparently outweighs the drawbacks to self-praise. The proverbial expression that "there's no such thing as bad publicity," frequently associated with the 19 th century American showman Phineas T. Barnum, seems too apply in such cases: bad press is better than no press at all. 41 Twitter, the platform that President Trump regularly employs to share his thoughts about national and international politics, is fruitful hunting ground. He recently has called himself "so great looking and smart" and " a true Stable Genius (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2019.) and congratulated "Mr. President" because he had done so well regarding US energy policies ("Because we have done so well with Energy over the last few years (thank you, Mr. President!), we are a net Energy Exporter, & now the Number One Energy Producer in the World. We don't need Middle Eastern Oil & Gas, & in fact have very few tankers there, but will help our Allies!" -Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 16, 2019). 2 The Dutch politician Thierry Baudet tends to call himself the greatest intellectual of the Netherlands: "Zeg @WilmerHeck & @DerkStokmans: ik publiceerde geen twee maar acht boeken. Ja, je wordt niet zomaar de belangrijkste intellectueel van NL!" -Thierry Baudet (@thierrybaudet), September 29, 2016. 3 Google search "Trump" in combination with "self-praise" and one comes across articles and videos about Trump's "straightforward bragging" and "dubious," "narcissistic" habits. See e.g.

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The Stranger's Stratagem: Self-Disclosure and Self-Sufficiency in Greek Culture

Cited by 39 publications

References 11 publications

The Romance of the Novel

The Romance of the Novel

Formal analysis of recognition scenes in theOdyssey

Flavius Josephus' Self-Characterization in First-Century Rome: A Literary Analysis of the Autobiographical Passages in the Bellum Judaicum

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